Pretender: alternatives and connections

One who, or that which, beguiles.

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An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition; imposture.

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One who cheats.

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One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.

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One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an impostor.

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That which makes smooth or sleek.

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One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.

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One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician.

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One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.

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A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

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Alt. of Tartufe

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One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite.

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One who dissimulates; a dissembler.

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One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.

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Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injure…

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One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming; one who feigns to be othe…

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One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender.

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That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or device that deludes and disappoint; a make-believe; delusion; imposture, humbug.

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One who shams; an impostor.

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